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Council grants $100,000 for Sunshine street art

Brimbank council will spend $100,000 on a legacy artwork for the Sunshine town centre. Man lifting cow, designed by former Sunshine resident an internationally renowned...

Change in Albion is coming, says council

Brimbank council says plans for a “possible” youth centre at Selwyn Park are proof of its commitment to rejuvenate Albion, despite calls for more...

Plan for prisoners to care for lost pets

Prisoners at the Metropolitan Remand Centre and Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Ravenhall could care for lost pets, under plans to centralise animal management between three...

Council rejects plan-B for Sunvale site

A proposed 60-unit development at the former Sunvale Primary School has been knocked back by Brimbank council on the grounds that it poses a...

Pubs and clubs share banned patrons lists

Ten Brimbank licensed venues will compile and share a “banned patrons list” under a new agreement between police, Brimbank council and clubs. The Brimbank District...

Sunshine rising to be capital of the west

Places of historic and cultural significance could be revived as dedicated performance spaces under a plan to make Sunshine the capital of the west. In...

Bundled green waste petition

Disgruntled Brimbank resident Chris O’Neill has started a petition calling for better alternatives for residents after the council cancelled its bundled green-waste collection. Mr O’Neill...

Melton council seeks planning amendment

Melton council is seeking amendments to its planning scheme following a Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal decision that gave Exford home owners approval to keep,...

Council calls for funding to teach dog safety

  Brimbank council has called for state government help to fund responsible pet ownership programs. It also wants to simplify the approved standard for restricted dog...

Council’s Sunshine offices up for sale

The site of Brimbank council’s Sunshine offices is expected to be turned into a housing development. With Sunshine-based council staff to be relocated to the...

“Backyard” mobile phone tower denied

Taylors Hill residents are celebrating their victory after Melton council denied Vodafone and Optus a permit to erect a 25-metre mobile phone tower in...

Brimbank CEO Bill Jaboor resigns

Brimbank council chief executive Bill Jaboor will leave his position in October. Mr Jaboor announced today after 46 years in the local government sector, the...

Nineteen areas of concern for council

Brimbank council should focus on improving its performance and service, the latest Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey has found. The result of 400 phone interviews...

Rates cap plan will force cutbacks in Brimbank

Brimbank council will slash funding for community events as it prepares for the introduction of rate capping next year. Acting corporate and community relations director...

Resident chases answers on cancelled green waste collection

Brimbank’s annual kerbside hard waste collection will start at the end of the month, but residents are still chasing answers after the cancellation of...

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